In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office.

UNIVERSALIST, n. One who forgoes the advantage of a Hell for persons of another faith.

A certain nervous disorder afflicting the young and inexperienced.

Learning, n. The kind of ignorance distinguishing the studious.

REACH, n. The radius of action of the human hand. The area within which it is possible (and customary) to gratify directly the propensity to provide.

CERBERUS, n. The watch-dog of Hades, whose duty it was to guard the entrance - against whom or what does not clearly appear; everybody, sooner or later, had to go there, and nobody wanted to carry off the entrance.

Litigation: A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage.